So we know how outstanding Taimane’s playing is, but this solidifies Marco’s talent too. He identifies the techniques and can emulate them directly within seconds - that’s also outstanding right there. Thanks for sharing with us 👏🏼
Dear Marco I have admired you from day one But now I admire you even more after watching your review To try to play those melodies cold like that in front of everybody took a lot of guts
Really cool video! Taimane’s such an amazing artist, I’ve learnt so much from her. Can’t believe how quickly you picked up that melody in fire, it took me forever! Would help if i knew more music theory ahahaha. Pretty proud to say i figured out that strumming pattern at the start though!
Marco, seeing you perform & teaching teniques personifies a humility coupled with such simplicity, patience & a demeanor that's truly a joy. I've always playing guitar & now with your inspiration am in love with the Ulkulele in my old age. You're a blessing, thank you!
Btw...Marcos, you are quite INTELLIGENT MY FRIEND! Your music vocabulary is just out of this world. I think you'd make an excellent music instructor my friend. Su conocimiento y vocabulario en cuanto al música es tan obvio pues. Para mí, eres muy inteligente pués. Tu manera de oir un tono y poder sacar notas así nada más es increíble. Además, puedes tocar por oir nada más tambien es un don de Dios. Me imagino que aunque puedes hacerlo con 'el ukulele' tambien creo que puedes hacerlo con otros instrumentos como la guitara y más. Que Don tan especial y con tan gran milagros que sacarian con tan habilidad.
I think the thumb thing is something that's a little unique to the culture and tradition of ukulele. It seems like guitar people wanna play ukulele like a classical guitar with the alternating fingers, but people who have been playing uke from a young age tend to do those runs with just a thumb or finger. I can do neither, of course, but that's my observation 😅
I don't play in her league at all, but there is a reason why the best play chord melodies mainly with the thumb bracing their hand on the waist of the instrument while strumming with index (or more fingers). It works, allowing the more powerful but softer tone thumb to ring out the notes more precisely and louder while anchored in position while the strumming is floating and free. Hey but Taimane and Jake may be mistaken and doing it wrong ;-)
Wow! Love how you react to these talented ukulele musicians and their playing techniques. You might want to also check out James Hill. Chris Fuchigami is another talented uke player. Live his version of "Europa". Both of these musicians have played at this same location on HI Sessions.
Marco! I just watched this and then went to find her playing 'Wicked Game' (a favorite song of mine) in that gorgeous setting. I'd love to learn those chords! Also watched her Tiny Desk Concert which is a great collaboration. Some of her work reminds me of Manitas de Plata.
At around 2:30 he says “the most classic flamenco chord progression.” Anyone know what it is? It looks likes she starts of in a Dm then goes to an A that moves up and down a few frets then goes into like an E7 bar chord? When i bar the 4th fret and then walk to the 5th then 7th fret and back up it sounds pretty good to me, but it looks like she’s going higher to like the 10th fret.
It’s pronounced Tai-ma-née. Three syllables. She and Jake are virtuosos on the uke, but I think Jake is more creative in his arrangements. The uke is so limited, but he always finds a way to make it sound interesting and beautiful. Taimane does a lot of “concept” compositions. Very good too, in her own way.
Hi Marco. Thank you for everything you're teaching us. It's fantastic and I'm learning a lot from your videos. I wonder if it is possible to buy music sheets individually without being a member of patreon. Thank you and happy Sunday
Hola Marcos....mire amigo mío, se pronuncia su hombre de ella como se escribe pues. Se escribe "Tai-ma-ne" y no es tan dificil pues amigo. Es muy sencillo y fácil para pronunciar pués. No sé realmente por qué está teniendo problemas Ud. con su nombre de ellas pués. Es bién fácil de pronunciar amigo.
There is no doubt she is an amazing player. However, I get a little tired of the top tier players that showcase their talent using speed. I much prefer players who make each note a separate beautiful tone. Check out Evan De Silva.
Umm? A lot of us in Hawai'i play the 'ukulele using the thumb as the main picking finger so how is that unique? It's kind of insulting like we are doing it differently than everyone else! We have been doing it like that for decades! Go and look at Ohta-San one of the early pioneers of fingerstyle 'ukulele playing starting in the 60's and he influenced a lot of the current 'ukulele artists including myself. So how are players from Hawai'i unique? That's how we play the 'ukulele and that's how we teach it too! So are we in Hawai'i actually unique? Or are you not accustomed to the way we play in Hawai'i that to you makes us unique or different? Just remember that the 'ukulele playing did start in Hawai'i, not elsewhere. Aloha and have a blessed day! 😊
I am not insulting anyone Rick. I just said that her right hand technique is indeed different than the usual fingerstyle technique. Now I learned that this is how you do it so I’ll make sure I point that out! You are right. I know nothing about your culture and how you teach and play ukulele. That’s why I like to record and share these videos so that we learn from your culture. I don’t get why you would feel offended.
@@MarcoCirilloUkulele well, how can it be that we in Hawai'i are the unique ones when the 'ukulele was developed in Hawai'i and the players in Hawai'i were the ones who figured out how to play this new instrument that had a different tuning than the original instrument, the Machete de Braga from Madeira, Portugal that was tuned linear DGBD not a reentrant GCEA like how a standard 'ukulele is now and this started in the late 1800's! So since 'ukulele playing started in Hawai'i, how can you say we are unique players in Hawai'i because we play different from what you do? So then my question is why do you play our cultural instrument, the 'ukulele different than we do in Hawai'i? How can we be the unique ones if we have been playing the 'ukulele for over a century, wouldn't the players playing the 'ukulele differently than we do are actually the unique ones because they are not following the way the people who originally played the 'ukulele? So the originators are the unique one? Not the newer or different styles or versions are? We in Hawai'i are actually grateful when other play and teach the 'ukulele around the world because it's spreads with it a part of the Hawaiian culture, although it does sadden us when they mispronounce the word 'ukulele and disregard the culture that the 'ukulele comes from. I'm sorry to make this comment public but I thought that you should know what players and teachers from Hawai'i have to go through. Just like great guitar players like my friend's dad Pepe Romero, is he a unique player? Was Andre Segovia a unique player? Or are they the role models that classical guitarist inspire other classical guitarist? So the the same is with the 'ukulele, are the artists who are no longer here like my teacher Bill Tapia, or Peter Moon Sr., Eddie Kamae, Jesse Kalima, Poncie Ponce, Ernest Ka'ai, Sol and Richard Hoopi'i, Auntie Genoa Keawe, and my more the unique ones? Or are they role models for us to strive for? That's the difference for us in Hawai'i as we grew up with the 'ukulele and that's why we have so many players that start at a young age including my who started 55 years ago at 5 years old. So think about it from the perspective of the people from Hawai'i who had their culture and language almost stripped from them and also had their lands and monarchy unlawfully overthrown. I have been told that the Hawaiians stole the instrument from the Portuguese, but when they immigrated from the Kingdom of Portugal to the Kingdom of Hawai'i times were different back then and so was immigration. So when the 'ukulele was developed, it was in the Kingdom of Hawai'i not just an set of islands that are part of the United States. So if I seem slightly defensive, I apologize! I just want to educate players and teachers of our beloved instrument about it's rich history in the Hawaiian culture. So I hope that this helps explain a little bit of why when you say that we are unique players of the 'ukulele leaves a little bitter taste in our mouths here in Hawai'i. I thank you for all you do in playing, teaching, and promoting the wonderful and amazing 'ukulele! Have a wonderful and blessed day! 😊
Thanks for sharing this! I appreciate that 🎸☀️. I don’t play the ukulele like you do in Hawaii because I don’t have to. Everyone can play the ukulele as they want. That doesn’t mean I am disrespecting your culture. You said it yourself. The ukulele was brought to Hawaii from Portugal. It wasn’t created in Hawaii. People from Hawaii were inspired by this new instrument so they “change it up” a little and called it ukulele. They put their influences into the instrument and made it their own. If someone from Italy is inspired by the ukulele but feels like playing it in a non traditional way then it’s absolutely fine. Heck, even a legend like Jake Shinabukuro use the tapping technique on the ukulele (a guitar technique) which it wasn’t “invented” on the ukulele. And Taimane also plays a lot of Flamenco progressions and classical music. Do you think they are disrespecting the ukulele culture by playing in a non traditional way? I don’t think so. It is fine to break the rules and add your influences in any instrument you play. We all agree that there is a traditional way of playing the ukulele. And yes, we should definitely address that more and thank all the amazing Hawaiian ukulele players that made the ukulele popular. However, I believe that there is not right or wrong, unique or conventional way of playing an instrument. Have a lovely Sunday 🎸☀️
Tamaine also tunes her uke to low g. I am new to playing, but did listen to her and Jake S once in a while. I was wondering why her uke sound was different, then I found about the low g.
I think asking us to believe you have reached this level without encountering Taimane is stretching credulity and your inability to pronounce her name correctlly is a pathetic attempt to gain her attention. Just admit it, say "here is an artist I admire, one who inspires me." I lost a lot of respect for you here.
Hey Ronald, I am sorry if you feel this way. I have been playing guitar for 23 years and I bought my first Uke around July 2020. At first I played my fav guitar chords on the ukulele so all the videos you’ll see on my channel are about chords and melodies I was teaching on my guitar channel. I didn’t listen to ukulele players at all. I was consuming more teaching videos than actual music videos. I knew that Taimane existed lol but I wasn’t familiar with her music that’s why I probably misspelled her name. Of course, I made a video because she inspires me a lot not because I am trying to catch her attention. Ill work hard to gain your respect back! Keep practicing ☀️🎸.
Seriously Marco ?? This lady has been playing and displaying for years! We realize you're 'new' to ukes, but very few of us who aren't haven't already viewed/skipped her performances. Same with your prior discovery of the two young ladies. ... They are both in college now (likely married with children!! -snark-) Maybe check the age of performers videos before becoming redundant.
What a weird comment. The point is looking at different players and their techniques. The good part is seeing Marco break down the techniques and talk about them, so how does it matter how old the video is? I’d love to see one for Roy Smeck and that’s ancient by comparison.
So we know how outstanding Taimane’s playing is, but this solidifies Marco’s talent too. He identifies the techniques and can emulate them directly within seconds - that’s also outstanding right there. Thanks for sharing with us 👏🏼
I'm just so glad Marco shares his knowledge of the Uke with us. Yes he is very talented.
Been playing 9 months. This vid hits me somewhere between inspiration and wanting to throw my ukes in the trash.
If you're going to play like Taimane then we need to see you dancing about the room Marco. It's a vital part of the playing technique.
I will not dance ... sorry! hehehe
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Dear Marco
I have admired you from day one
But now I admire you even more after watching your review
To try to play those melodies cold like that in front of everybody took a lot of guts
Really cool video! Taimane’s such an amazing artist, I’ve learnt so much from her. Can’t believe how quickly you picked up that melody in fire, it took me forever! Would help if i knew more music theory ahahaha. Pretty proud to say i figured out that strumming pattern at the start though!
Glad you enjoyed it! Music theory is always really important so yep it would definitely help studying even just the basics :)
Marco, seeing you perform & teaching teniques personifies a humility coupled with such simplicity, patience & a demeanor that's truly a joy. I've always playing guitar & now with your inspiration am in love with the Ulkulele in my old age. You're a blessing, thank you!
Her and Jake have a kid and they give him a uke and the kid explodes into confetti...
Btw...Marcos, you are quite INTELLIGENT MY FRIEND! Your music vocabulary is just out of this world.
I think you'd make an excellent music instructor my friend.
Su conocimiento y vocabulario en cuanto al música es tan obvio pues. Para mí, eres muy inteligente pués.
Tu manera de oir un tono y poder sacar notas así nada más es increíble.
Además, puedes tocar por oir nada más tambien es un don de Dios. Me imagino que aunque puedes hacerlo con 'el ukulele' tambien creo que puedes hacerlo con otros instrumentos como la guitara y más. Que Don tan especial y con tan gran milagros que sacarian con tan habilidad.
Watching Marco and Taimane play together would be so amazing
That would be an honour
@@MarcoCirilloUkulele I'm sure she too watches your videos!
These are great videos. It’s a treat to listen to you talk about other talented musicians. Thank you sir!
When I get comments about the Uke not being a real instrument. I usually show them the beginning of the clip where Taimane plays phantom.
I think the thumb thing is something that's a little unique to the culture and tradition of ukulele. It seems like guitar people wanna play ukulele like a classical guitar with the alternating fingers, but people who have been playing uke from a young age tend to do those runs with just a thumb or finger.
I can do neither, of course, but that's my observation 😅
I don't play in her league at all, but there is a reason why the best play chord melodies mainly with the thumb bracing their hand on the waist of the instrument while strumming with index (or more fingers). It works, allowing the more powerful but softer tone thumb to ring out the notes more precisely and louder while anchored in position while the strumming is floating and free. Hey but Taimane and Jake may be mistaken and doing it wrong ;-)
Wow! Love how you react to these talented ukulele musicians and their playing techniques.
You might want to also check out James Hill. Chris Fuchigami is another talented uke player. Live his version of "Europa". Both of these musicians have played at this same location on HI Sessions.
I am enjoying this little series looking at different uke players. Great fun!!!
We need a tutorial on the first one
your amazing too! I wish one day I can understand music theory enough to be able to apply chords and technique just by watching videos ;P
When you have time, check out her Tiny Desk session. It's pretty epic. Love your content Bro, thanks.
"Tai mahn ae"- Polynersian part Samoan.
Marco, check out JAMES HILL…. He is considered among the best….
I second that! He’s awesome!
Billy Jean version
Marco makes a video of his reaction to the absurdity of young "Feng E" playing "classical gas" from "Mason Williams" in the square in Taiwan!
Awesome ukulele player
Marco! I just watched this and then went to find her playing 'Wicked Game' (a favorite song of mine) in that gorgeous setting. I'd love to learn those chords! Also watched her Tiny Desk Concert which is a great collaboration. Some of her work reminds me of Manitas de Plata.
Feng e please
At around 2:30 he says “the most classic flamenco chord progression.”
Anyone know what it is?
It looks likes she starts of in a Dm then goes to an A that moves up and down a few frets then goes into like an E7 bar chord?
When i bar the 4th fret and then walk to the 5th then 7th fret and back up it sounds pretty good to me, but it looks like she’s going higher to like the 10th fret.
Yes, I was one of the ones that suggested Taimane.
Please check out Aldrine Guerrero play Malaguena & Europa at Chelteham Uke Fest ...
Hi Marco! It would be insane if you made some lessons about Taimane's strumming techniques! Keep up the good work!
You are very talented too the way you quickly can play what you hear. Amazing!
Dude you are on Fire too
Thank You Marco!!!
Check out feng e, Evan d Silva, matt dahlbergs living on a prayer, and so many more
Matt has some of the best you tube uke tutorials
She plays a custom Kamaka tenor uke. She's just small so it looks larger.
Really?! I have the feeling she’s quite tall 🤔
@@MarcoCirilloUkulele Nope, I've met her lots of times. She's 5'5" and willow thin.
Whaaaaaaat???
In her description i believe its said that its a concert actually but its customs 😮
Marco, have you seen jam of Jake Shimabukuro and Taimane on "Bodysurfing"?
It's awesome man.
Do you have the link?
Thanks for sharing this, great to get your observations on T’s technique, really inspiring
Lots of the Uke Greats play with that thumb. That’s how they grow up playing. The way you call normal is normal for classical guitar maybe.
It’s pronounced Tai-ma-née. Three syllables. She and Jake are virtuosos on the uke, but I think Jake is more creative in his arrangements. The uke is so limited, but he always finds a way to make it sound interesting and beautiful. Taimane does a lot of “concept” compositions. Very good too, in her own way.
They have different style of playing. ☀️🎸
Jake appeals to pop music fans, esp. Japan. His new jazz is incredible, more improvised.
Can't wait to watch...Taimane..play with KHALIDAD...band....🙏🌺🦋
solid breakdown!
I love these videos! She is a monster, amazing
Taimane is the queen
There's so much red in the video ❤️❤️👀👀
Beautiful red!
I usually hear her name pronounced like Tai-maan-aay. She is an amazing and unique artist though.
Does anyone know the name of the first piece she is playing?
I think it's the Phantom of the opera../carmen..
Please react to Feng E!! He is similar to James Hill, but he has his own style!
Nice video, she has done a video on her strumming technique, interesting
These videos are amazing
yayyy!!! i love these types of videos
left a thumbs up :)👍
Her name is pronounced *Thai-mahn-ay* 🌺🌊🏝
You could react to honoka, she is awesome, more surfer rock style.
This is Insane
Hi Marco. Thank you for everything you're teaching us. It's fantastic and I'm learning a lot from your videos. I wonder if it is possible to buy music sheets individually without being a member of patreon. Thank you and happy Sunday
Thanks a lot!
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Do you have a discord server?
Nope
tysm! I appreciate you.
Sou brasileiro e Assisto os seus vídeos e aprendi a maioria das músicas muito daora
dude pls make her carmen style tutorial
Ah that a good one!
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Yeah I want to play all this that she plays. Over to you Marco 😂
You wouldn't happen to know what brand of 5 string Taimane is playing on?
I think it's either Kanilea....Kealoha...or Kamaka
Please check out Musical Mylow ukulele videos, dude got so much style.
Just pronounce her name like you would in Italian :)
Great video btw
Please make video on game of thrones theme song Please
Please lemme know the chords plsssss
Hey! Just as an fyi, her name’s pronounced tie-mah-nay
Thanks Tom ☀️
It's guitar, not ukulele, but check out Tommy Emanuel playing Classical Gas
He’s my N.1 favorite!
❤❤❤
please traducirlo al Español ...!!!
Hola Marcos....mire amigo mío, se pronuncia su hombre de ella como se escribe pues. Se escribe "Tai-ma-ne" y no es tan dificil pues amigo. Es muy sencillo y fácil para pronunciar pués. No sé realmente por qué está teniendo problemas Ud. con su nombre de ellas pués. Es bién fácil de pronunciar amigo.
She took some lessons from Jake
There is no doubt she is an amazing player. However, I get a little tired of the top tier players that showcase their talent using speed. I much prefer players who make each note a separate beautiful tone. Check out Evan De Silva.
Evan is a gift from ukulele god😄. I wonder how good he will be in ten years. I’m a huge fan.
Er.... Her name is not pronounced as Tai Mane😂
Umm? A lot of us in Hawai'i play the 'ukulele using the thumb as the main picking finger so how is that unique? It's kind of insulting like we are doing it differently than everyone else! We have been doing it like that for decades! Go and look at Ohta-San one of the early pioneers of fingerstyle 'ukulele playing starting in the 60's and he influenced a lot of the current 'ukulele artists including myself. So how are players from Hawai'i unique? That's how we play the 'ukulele and that's how we teach it too! So are we in Hawai'i actually unique? Or are you not accustomed to the way we play in Hawai'i that to you makes us unique or different? Just remember that the 'ukulele playing did start in Hawai'i, not elsewhere. Aloha and have a blessed day! 😊
I am not insulting anyone Rick. I just said that her right hand technique is indeed different than the usual fingerstyle technique. Now I learned that this is how you do it so I’ll make sure I point that out! You are right. I know nothing about your culture and how you teach and play ukulele. That’s why I like to record and share these videos so that we learn from your culture. I don’t get why you would feel offended.
@@MarcoCirilloUkulele well, how can it be that we in Hawai'i are the unique ones when the 'ukulele was developed in Hawai'i and the players in Hawai'i were the ones who figured out how to play this new instrument that had a different tuning than the original instrument, the Machete de Braga from Madeira, Portugal that was tuned linear DGBD not a reentrant GCEA like how a standard 'ukulele is now and this started in the late 1800's! So since 'ukulele playing started in Hawai'i, how can you say we are unique players in Hawai'i because we play different from what you do? So then my question is why do you play our cultural instrument, the 'ukulele different than we do in Hawai'i? How can we be the unique ones if we have been playing the 'ukulele for over a century, wouldn't the players playing the 'ukulele differently than we do are actually the unique ones because they are not following the way the people who originally played the 'ukulele? So the originators are the unique one? Not the newer or different styles or versions are? We in Hawai'i are actually grateful when other play and teach the 'ukulele around the world because it's spreads with it a part of the Hawaiian culture, although it does sadden us when they mispronounce the word 'ukulele and disregard the culture that the 'ukulele comes from. I'm sorry to make this comment public but I thought that you should know what players and teachers from Hawai'i have to go through. Just like great guitar players like my friend's dad Pepe Romero, is he a unique player? Was Andre Segovia a unique player? Or are they the role models that classical guitarist inspire other classical guitarist? So the the same is with the 'ukulele, are the artists who are no longer here like my teacher Bill Tapia, or Peter Moon Sr., Eddie Kamae, Jesse Kalima, Poncie Ponce, Ernest Ka'ai, Sol and Richard Hoopi'i, Auntie Genoa Keawe, and my more the unique ones? Or are they role models for us to strive for? That's the difference for us in Hawai'i as we grew up with the 'ukulele and that's why we have so many players that start at a young age including my who started 55 years ago at 5 years old. So think about it from the perspective of the people from Hawai'i who had their culture and language almost stripped from them and also had their lands and monarchy unlawfully overthrown. I have been told that the Hawaiians stole the instrument from the Portuguese, but when they immigrated from the Kingdom of Portugal to the Kingdom of Hawai'i times were different back then and so was immigration. So when the 'ukulele was developed, it was in the Kingdom of Hawai'i not just an set of islands that are part of the United States. So if I seem slightly defensive, I apologize! I just want to educate players and teachers of our beloved instrument about it's rich history in the Hawaiian culture. So I hope that this helps explain a little bit of why when you say that we are unique players of the 'ukulele leaves a little bitter taste in our mouths here in Hawai'i. I thank you for all you do in playing, teaching, and promoting the wonderful and amazing 'ukulele! Have a wonderful and blessed day! 😊
Thanks for sharing this! I appreciate that 🎸☀️. I don’t play the ukulele like you do in Hawaii because I don’t have to. Everyone can play the ukulele as they want. That doesn’t mean I am disrespecting your culture. You said it yourself. The ukulele was brought to Hawaii from Portugal. It wasn’t created in Hawaii. People from Hawaii were inspired by this new instrument so they “change it up” a little and called it ukulele. They put their influences into the instrument and made it their own. If someone from Italy is inspired by the ukulele but feels like playing it in a non traditional way then it’s absolutely fine. Heck, even a legend like Jake Shinabukuro use the tapping technique on the ukulele (a guitar technique) which it wasn’t “invented” on the ukulele. And Taimane also plays a lot of Flamenco progressions and classical music. Do you think they are disrespecting the ukulele culture by playing in a non traditional way? I don’t think so. It is fine to break the rules and add your influences in any instrument you play. We all agree that there is a traditional way of playing the ukulele. And yes, we should definitely address that more and thank all the amazing Hawaiian ukulele players that made the ukulele popular. However, I believe that there is not right or wrong, unique or conventional way of playing an instrument. Have a lovely Sunday 🎸☀️
There's no "you" sound in Hawaiian. Ukulele. More like an "ew" sound.
She is good, that music beat doesn’t sound Hawaiian to me. Love the slides.
Tamaine also tunes her uke to low g. I am new to playing, but did listen to her and Jake S once in a while. I was wondering why her uke sound was different, then I found about the low g.
I think asking us to believe you have reached this level without encountering Taimane is stretching credulity and your inability to pronounce her name correctlly is a pathetic attempt to gain her attention. Just admit it, say "here is an artist I admire, one who inspires me."
I lost a lot of respect for you here.
Hey Ronald, I am sorry if you feel this way. I have been playing guitar for 23 years and I bought my first Uke around July 2020. At first I played my fav guitar chords on the ukulele so all the videos you’ll see on my channel are about chords and melodies I was teaching on my guitar channel. I didn’t listen to ukulele players at all. I was consuming more teaching videos than actual music videos. I knew that Taimane existed lol but I wasn’t familiar with her music that’s why I probably misspelled her name. Of course, I made a video because she inspires me a lot not because I am trying to catch her attention. Ill work hard to gain your respect back! Keep practicing ☀️🎸.
Seriously Marco ?? This lady has been playing and displaying for years! We realize you're 'new' to ukes, but very few of us who aren't haven't already viewed/skipped her performances. Same with your prior discovery of the two young ladies. ... They are both in college now (likely married with children!! -snark-) Maybe check the age of performers videos before becoming redundant.
This dude. Not everyone has seen these performers. Not everyone has been playing uke for years.
What a weird comment. The point is looking at different players and their techniques. The good part is seeing Marco break down the techniques and talk about them, so how does it matter how old the video is? I’d love to see one for Roy Smeck and that’s ancient by comparison.
why are you complaining theres nothing wrong with the video just sit back and enjoy it